the australian stock horse standard of excellence...the australian stock horse standard of...
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The Australian Stock Horse Standard of Excellence
• Headalertandintelligentwithbroadforehead,full,well-seteyes,widenostrils.Afine,cleangullet,allowingplentyofbreathingroom.
• Agoodlengthofrein,wellsetintotheshoulder.
• Slopingshoulder,nottooheavilymuscled,awell-definedwitherslightlyhigherthanthecroup.
• Deepchest,nottoowideinproportion,butshowingplentyofheartroom.
• Ribswellsprungandbackstrongandofmediumlengthinproportion.
• Inforelegs,forearmswelldeveloped,cannonbonesslightlyflat,pasternsshortandslightlysloping.
• Hindquartersstrong,roundedandwell-muscled,nicelyslopingtogiveafulllinefromcrouptohock.Hocksbroad,flatandclean,thecannonrelativelyshortwithwell-definedtendons.Thehindlegswellunderwhenstanding.
• Thehooveshardandinproportiontothesizeofthehorsewithawideheelandfeetstraight.
• Preferredheightsbetween14and16hands.